Clearing out old blog sites, working through all that stuff on the computer that is slowing things down and is very obviously no longer needed, throwing out old artwork and drawings that I am paying to store, labelling all my sound recordings correctly, downloading from my phone, numerous SD cards and maybe, even, reducing the 80 odd identical black journals. (Not sure about this last one!)
Then I hope to re-energise my whole practice. It is bogged down. And bogged is the word for my current very watery situation. Just spent a week in Normandy meeting the artists from last year's collaboration and it rained every day except coming home day. It was a week for growing thoughts rather than producing work although I did a little bit of sound recording.
Having ended Hatchery Artists last year, I still have to sort through certain things. It was great while it lasted but now I want to concentrate on my own practice. I decided on October 11th, 2023 that I would make no new work for a year but develop things I had already 'finished'. Prompted, of course, by my throwing out sessions, it has been a good evaluation.
Looking forward when now I have finished looking back, I am applying for residencies and exhibitions with the new approach.